SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF DRAWING EITHER A JACK OR A HEART FROM A FULL DECK OF 52 CARDS?

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Question 952386: WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY OF DRAWING EITHER A JACK OR A HEART FROM A FULL DECK OF 52 CARDS?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4 jacks and there are 13 hearts,
making 17 cards, but one of the hearts is
the jack of hearts, so I don't want to count
this one twice.
+17+-+1+=+16+
+16%2F52+=+4%2F13+
The probability of drawing either
a Jack or a Heart from the deck of
52 cards is 4/13